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Moves: Appointment at Redrow Homes

8 October 2004

Exeter-based housebuilder Redrow Homes has appointed Chris Pratt as technical manager. Pratt will assume responsibility for all planning and technical aspects of the company's developments.

In brief: Plans for a £12 million Olympic-sized swimming pool ...

8 October 2004

Plans for a £12 million Olympic-sized swimming pool have been approved by Liverpool City Council. The facility will be built at Picton and will be supported by a Sport England grant. It will be one of only a few 50m swimming pools in the country.

Moves: Appointment at Donaldsons

8 October 2004

Julian Thompson has joined the residential group of property consultancy Donaldsons as partner at the firm's head office in London. In his new post Thompson will be responsible for providing specialist advice on affordable housing, housing stock and scheme valuations. He joins from planning consultancy GL Hearn, where he was housing director. Titi Ogunwuyi also joins the group as a surveyor.

In brief: A sustainable communities training programme ...

8 October 2004

A sustainable communities training programme for the housing industry has been launched by environmental group BioRegional. The training, aimed at community groups, local authorities, architects and developers, will seek to deliver the essential core skills identified in the Egan review. For further information, contact Angela Roberts (tel) 020 8404 4880.

Moves: Appointment at Amec Developments

8 October 2004

Amec Developments has appointed Chris Read as project director. He was formerly development director at Development Securities. Read's new role will include leading regeneration and mixed-use schemes with the English Cities Fund, Amec's joint venture with Legal and General and government regeneration agency English Partnerships.

In brief: DEFRA has announced a £400,000 research programme ...

8 October 2004

DEFRA has announced a £400,000 research programme into the impacts of climate change on key sectors in the UK. One of these sectors is planning, land use and the built environment. Land Use Consultants, in association with Oxford Brookes University, CAG Consultants and Gardiner and Theobald, will carry out the study on this sector. This research will focus on housing growth areas, with likely pilot studies identified in the Thames Gateway, Ashford and Peterborough.

Moves: Appointment at Aston Reinvestment Trust

8 October 2004

Lowry Maclean has been named chairman of community development finance institution Aston Reinvestment Trust (ART). Maclean takes over from Sir Adrian Cadbury who has retired from office to take on the role of honorary president.

In brief: Plans for a campus at the University of Wales Newport ...

8 October 2004

Plans for a campus at the University of Wales Newport have been announced. Liberty Properties has proposed a one-site university and a business and research park at Caerleon Park, 3.2km from Newport city centre. The development conflicts with plans drawn up by urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited for a new university site (see page 14). The university said that it is considering both options and insisted that it remains committed to helping to regenerate Newport.

Moves: Appointment at Terence O'Rourke

8 October 2004

Town planning consultancy Terence O'Rourke has appointed Tom Hardie as technical director in town planning. Hardie joins from the Scottish Executive Development Department, Planning Division, where he was a principal planner. Javina Medina has also joined the consultancy as urban designer, and Helen Moore has been appointed as planning assistant.

In brief: There has seen a substantial rise .

8 October 2004

There has seen a substantial rise in the number of cases heard by Northern Ireland's Planning Appeals Commission (PAC), according to its annual report last week. Chief commissioner John Warke said that appeals received in 2003-04 increased by more than 50 per cent on the previous year and admitted that this has put pressure on staff and commissioners to meet targets. He pointed out that an examination of all appeal decisions revealed a near 50-50 split between positive and negative rulings. Chief Commissioner's Annual Report is available from the PAC (tel) 028 9024 4710.